Enemy Within: 2,000 Years of Witch-Hunting in the Western World

Title: Enemy Within: 2,000 Years of Witch-Hunting in the Western World
Author: John Demos
ISBN: 9780670019991
Publisher: Viking Books
Published: 2008
Binding: Hardcover
Language: English
Edition: First Edition
Number of Pages: 318
Condition Note: Clean, unmarked copy with some edge wear. Good binding. Dust jacket included if issued with one. We ship in recyclable American-made mailers. 100% money-back guarantee on all orders.
C: 1698583
Section: History | World | General
Publisher Description: With the vision of a historian and the voice of a novelist, prize?winning author John Demos explores the social, cultural, and psychological roots of the scourge that is witch-hunting, both in the remote past and today. The Enemy Within chronicles the most prominent witch-hunts of the Western world?women and men who were targeted by suspicious neighbors and accused of committing horrific crimes by supernatural means?and shows how the fear of witchcraft has fueled recurrent cycles of accusation, persecution, and purging. A unique and fascinating book, it illumines the dark side of communities driven to rid themselves of perceived evil, no matter what the human cost.